Army Lost Officers Remembered in British Dispatches
Henry McLemore writes from London about General Frank Andrews and officers Colonel Morrow Krum Brigadier Charles Barth, all killed in a bomber crash. He recalls their kindness, humor, and daily camaraderie with correspondents in the European theater.
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General Andrews
Morrow Krum
Colonel Krum
Krum
Hyde Park
Hal Chase
Charles Barth
Andrews
Barth
Army
Before Eggs Hatch By Robert Quillen
Opinion piece urging intensified wartime focus on Japan while defending Germany defeat and warning that delaying action against Japan will increase casualties and costs. Includes quips on trust among leaders, inflation, fuel and industry issues, and social observations.
A Bishop's Vision for Global Renewal and Strategy
Bee Bishop of Rangoon shared experiences after bombing and fleeing his vast diocese. He urged a threefold plan: deep spiritual renewal, daily disciplined practice, and a global, kingdom-focused vision. The aim is a unified, worldwide effort using moral and spiritual forces for world conquest.
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Bee
Rangoon
Texas
Judson
Jesus
Out of The Past Application and Mental Harvest Seed
Bailey notes a philosophical link between effort and reward, asserting that mental gains come at a price and progress requires planting seeds to harvest later. The fragment frames growth as a deliberate, reciprocal process between action and outcome.
What They Say Building for the Future
Statements from Frank Knox and Rep. Robert Doughton alongside CIO Textile Workers leader Emil Rieve frame wartime policy: building a naval coalition for peace, opposing isolationist trade barriers, and defending coal production during the emergency period.
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Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
Robert Doughton
North Carolina
Coa
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers of America
Senator Elmer Thomas Backs Pay As You Go Tax Plan
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma endorses a pay as you go tax plan and opposes any forgiveness of taxes. The statement signals fiscal restraint and political stance on tax policy.
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Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Advocates Shared Sacrifice in Wartime
The president asserts the nation must unite behind a common purpose during war, stressing equality of sacrifice for all citizens and the enduring resolve of American democracy.
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Roosevelt
British Budget Critique Reveals U.S. Fiscal Standstill
Merryle S. Rukeyser argues the United States finances its war effort on its own legs while Britain leverages lease lend and wartime aid. He urges adopting a true budget and modern accounting in U.S. Treasury practices, noting long-standing accounting inadequacies and double standards in government finance.
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U.S
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Aldrich
United States
United States Treasury
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Randolph Paul
Paul
Washington
Aldrich Warns Against Misreading War Bonds Role
Aldrich rebuts the view that war bonds are immediate spending power and argues thrift must persist postwar. He notes only broad banking absorption could redeem securities quickly, else inflation would rise. He warns universal bond spending would shift labor toward bondholders, not general consumption.
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Axis
Lonely Hill
Iceland
Aldrich
Concord Minute Man Air Raid Gag Sparks Laughs
In a light wartime moment a Minute Man quips about an air raid warning and asks for his teeth as he jokes about what might be dropped, offering a playful relief amid civil defense routines.
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Concord
Logic calls for multiple European invasions in World War II plan
Nation’s Capital piece argues parallel invasions via Norway Sicily and Thrace to split German defense. It contends air bases in Norway and Italy would widen bomber access, with Turkey and a North Sea Britains front as alternatives. Domestic politics and tax battles frame the surrounding critique.
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Europe
Norway
Mid-Mediterranean
Paul Mallon
Italy
Hitler
Amchitka Base Shifts Pacific Strategy Toward Japan
The article argues that the seizure and airfield at Amchitka in the Aleutians signals a shift from defense to offense in the northwest Pacific. It links Amchitka to broader moves toward Tokyo, noting nearby Kiska and Attu, allied operations, and the strategic aim of pressing toward Japan via extended base networks.
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Amchitka Island
Kiska
Aleutian
Attu
Northwest Pacific
Broad Ocean
Amchitka
Rat Islands
Pacific
Ellice Islands
Truk
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Hainan Island
China
The Colonel Lost His Feather Mattress
John the Bartender rises to brigadier general after a rear-guard message. His feather mattress accompanies him in a staff car to a railhead as bombers raid a town. The hotel, truck, and station suffer a collapse, scattering feathers and delaying baggage delivery. The adjutant and sergeant face blame as the wreckage tells the tale.
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John
John Te Bartender
Tunisia
Tod
Exophthalmic goiter treatment with vitamin A advised
Dr William Brady outlines two goiter types, notes exophthalmic goiter features and thyroid overactivity, warns on iodine use debate, and endorses vitamin A therapy at 100000 units daily for a week then 50000 units daily for months, claiming safety and improvement.
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America
Ammonia in water as a steadier for nerves
A reader asks about taking three drops of strong ammonia in water three times daily to calm nerves. The response warns against habitual use, equating it to half a spoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia, and suggests alternatives such as milk and a daily vitamin B complex with vitamins D and E for steadiness.
Benito's relapse hinted by Mussolini balcony speech
The piece notes Mussolini's faltering address from the Rome balcony and his shift from personal pronouns to grand plans. It suggests his Ethiopian invasion doomed his rule, with a sardonic forecast that his "African illness" signals a further relapse for Benito.
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Mussolini
Rome
Benito
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Secretary of the Navy
George Clark
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
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National Association of Mutual Savings Backs
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Digitalis
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Bugs” Beer
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